Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-03
JENNY LIND.


The death of Jenny Lind Goldschmidt
recalls memories of the greatest of all vo-
calists. Those who have heard Patti and
Nilsson and the host of great vocalists
and who have listened to the Swedish night
ingale, will probably accord to the former
greater power and admit that their voices
are more cultivated; but they will not
concede to them greater sweetness or Gex-
Utility Of tone, or more feeling, as COM
pared to Jenny Lind. Madame Gold
schmidt sang from the depths of the soul,
and nothing of her vocalism failed to re-
fleet the purity and great-heartedness of
the woman. No singer since her has
awakened such enthusiasm or stood so high
in public regard. Her life was one of I'M
ceasing effort to be of benefit to the world
Her charities were unbounded, and she
gave away far more than she saved. Her
voice possessed magnetic quality, soul
reaching power that none since her have
manifested. She felt the song at all times /;
there was nothing formal in her method
it was the music Of a great heart, big
enough to take in the world in its sym
pathies and in its love for the human race.
History gives no record of any singer who
has been so much honored by the people of
the nations, or who came into such close
sympathy with them.
Jenny Lind was not greatly successful
actress. When she first appeared as Agatha
in Weber's "Der Freischutz," under Berg,
at the Court Theater, in Stockholm, she
created great sensation, and there was
some promise Of dramatic ability in her
personation Of that beautiful creation. But
she lacked the passion and brilliancy of
imagination necessary to the delineation
OF the stormy emotions She was placid.
natural and ardent in her acting and sing
ing Of all that interpreted the tenderer emo
TONS 1t was her voice, not her gentleness
and grace upon the stage, that won her
fame-the voice which Meyerbeer de-
clared TO be Zone of the finest pearls IN
the worlds chaplet of songs" 1t was also
because she loved her art devotcdly as a
sacred thing-too sacred 20 be profaned by
use for mere money-getting. Hans Chris
tan Andersen expressed it in this SER
tence: 9 She loves art with her whole soul.
and feels her vocation in it," 1t was because
she had this reverence that she was not
spoiled by the worlds homage. In all her
trlumphai marches through the world she
was the same simple, modest and deyout
woman, who could not even speak of her
religion without paying the tribute OF
happy tears rising in her eyes The one
thing of all others she most delighted in
was to aid the poor. She sought occasions
to help them, but generally with that wise
discrimination that prevented her being
imposed upon. " 1t is beautiful" she once
said, " that l can sing So for it helps so
many poor people" 1t is easily understood
how woman so gifted, so lovabIe, and of
such a charitable nature, should win the
homage Of the world Some idea of the
rage to hear her may be gained from
the fact that after she had sung one hun
bred nights in Berlin in 1916, it was still
necessary, in order to gain admission to
the Opera House, to apply for ticket the
day before the concert, by letter signed
with the applicants full name, place of
abode, and sealed with wax bearing the
initials of the applicant. These restric-
tions were adopted to prevent iobbery in
tickets, and to give appreciative people an
opportunity to hear the artist. When she
left Vienna 10000 people, with military
bands, assembled to give her farewell de-
monstration of respect and love- In Lon
don the same success met her ~ IN
her native Sweden and in Germany
and Austria. In 1919 she concluded
4 contract to come to America, z. T. Bar
mum being her manager. Her success here
is a part of our history. The American
public showered honors upon her without
stint. The proceeds Of her first concert in
80 "SiS S-O,VpV, anu Ene artist gave
her share to the charities of New York.
This was no advertising device: it was
sincerity, and a sincerity with which not
even her intimates dared to interfere.
Often she would escape from her friends
and seek out the poor in distant streets.
Being demonstrated with rs liable to he
imposed upon, she replied Never mind;
Al | relieve ten, and one is worthy. I an,
satisfied" The whole OF her American
earnings, exclusive of what she dispensed
in charity and In aid of-xarthy institu-
ticns, she devoted to founding art scholar
ships and other charities in Sweden. She
gave hospital to Liverpool, another to
London, and churches, schools and asyl
ums IN most parts of the civilized world
had her aid. Is it any wonder that such a
woman was loved by all peoples and that
her death will be mourned by millions?
THE COURT REFUSES.
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